Fashion designer asks to be spared jail on Greenwich scarf thefts

Frank MacEachern, Greenwich Time

Frank MacEachern, Staff Writer

Updated 10:18 am, Thursday, August 11, 2011

Beata Boman, a Manhattan socialite accused of stealing a $11,000 scarf from Richards of Greenwich on June 13, was arrested on Sunday, July 24, on a warrant accusing her of stealing a different scarf, worth $725, two days earlier. Photo provided by Greenwich police.
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Beata Boman, a Manhattan socialite accused of stealing a $11,000...

Beata Boman of New York City. Photo provided by Greenwich police.
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The Manhattan fashion designer twice arrested for allegedly stealing expensive scarves from Richards of Greenwich, including a fur-lined item priced at $11,000, is seeking to be spared jail time, her lawyer said.

"In light of the fact that Beata has accepted responsibility and is making progress in counseling, we are hoping the court will grant this program and give her a second chance," Sherman said Wednesday.

Accelerated rehabilitation is a special program for nonviolent first offenders in which the person is put on probation and charges dropped after he or she completes the terms with no further arrests.

Sherman declined to say what type of counseling Boman is undergoing.

The request was made to Judge Richard Comerford. The judge could decide when Boman returns to court Sept. 6, Sherman said.

Boman, a New York City fashion designer once romantically linked to Prince Andrew, is accused of stealing a blue $725 Loro Piana scarf from Richards on June 11 -- two days before she was charged with stealing an $11,000 scarf from the same Greenwich Avenue boutique,

Boman, 38, turned herself in to Greenwich police July 24 after learning there was a warrant for her arrest. She was charged with fifth-degree larceny and released after posting $500 bond.

During an investigation into the June 13 incident, store security went back through surveillance video and discovered Boman stealing the less-expensive scarf, according to police.

Staff writer Frank MacEachern can be reached at frank.maceachern@scni.com or 203-625-4434.